Salvia hians
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Salvia hians is a mound-forming perennial, native to the Himalayas from Pakistan to Bhutan. It is common in Kashmir, growing at elevations from Script error: No such module "convert". on open slopes and forests. The plant was described in 1830 by John Forbes Royle, a British botanist living in India who studied the medicinal properties of Himalayan plants.[1]
Description
Salvia hians forms a mound reaching Script error: No such module "convert". tall by Script error: No such module "convert". wide. The leaves are broadly ovate and basally cordate to hastate, with the margins having a mixture of blunt and sharp teeth.[2] The leaves are slightly hairy, and grow up to Script error: No such module "convert". long. The flowering stems are held well above the foliage and are much branched, and the flowers are loosely arranged into 4 to 6 flowered whorls.[3] The purple, violet to deep blue, or rarely white corolla is up to 50 mm long and 15 mm wide at the throat, and the tube is somewhat curved.[2] The calyx is 12–15 mm, very sticky and often purple or violet, and broadly obovate to campanulate in shape,[2] those plants common in cultivation have an unusual dark brownish red color.[1] The flower has a gap between the two lips, described by the specific epithet, hians, which means 'gaping',[1] with the lower lip larger than the upper.
Uses
In India, the roots of S. hians are used as a stimulant; in Nepal they are reportedly used as a remedy for dysentery.[4]
Notes
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